An explosion at a military base in Iraq that is home to a pro-Iranian militia has killed one person and injured eight others, according to security officials.
Iraq’s army said there were no drones or fighter planes in the area before or during the explosion, and the US said it was not responsible.
At the same time, the militia called the Popular Mobilisation Forces, said they were responsible for the attack. The news comes at a time when Israel and Iran are having more problems with each other.
The fight between the two enemy countries has entered a new stage. It’s believed that Israel attacked near the Iranian city of Isfahan on Friday morning.
The attack was a reaction to a big drone and missile attack that Tehran did on Israel six days ago.
Iran took action because they were upset about an attack on their military leaders in Syria. Many people think Israel was responsible for the attack.
Although the fighting is not too widespread right now, the Iranian foreign minister said Iran will strongly fight back if Israel attacks its interests.
The boom at Kalso military base, around 50 km (30 miles) south of Baghdad, happened early on Saturday morning, according to the military.
The Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) was using it. It is a group of paramilitaries mostly made up of Shia Muslim militias supported by Iran.
One person from the PMF died in the explosion and eight others were injured.
The PMF said its top assistant, Abdul Aziz al-Mohammedawi, went to the base to check on what investigators had discovered.
The Iraq army is checking what caused the blast and fire at the base.
“The air defence command report used technology and radar to check, and it found that there were no drones or fighter jets in the sky over Babil before or during the explosion,” a statement said.
The US military’s Central Command said that the reports about US airstrikes in Iraq were not true. They posted this on X, which used to be called Twitter.
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Explosion destroys pro-Iranian militia’s Iraqi military installation
